Stone age humans were using poison for hunting far longer than previously believed. In A Nutshell Chemical traces survived ...

The study authors conclude that these Late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers were making their poison from the gifbol root bulb ...

Archaeologists have now found traces of a plant-based poison on several 60,000-year-old quartz Stone Age arrowheads found in ...

Researchers from South Africa and Sweden have found the oldest traces of arrow poison in the world to date. On ...

Stone Age arrowheads found in South Africa showcase the knowledge and strategy of prehistoric hunter-gatherers, according to ...

A lush, colorful garden may look inviting, but some of the most popular plants can pose serious—and sometimes fatal—risks to ...

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The dangers of touching or eating a poisonous plant range from mild irritation all the way to death. In the U.S. the hazardous plant you're most likely to come into contact with is poison ivy—or its ...

Florida’s tropical climate is home to thousands of magnificent plant species that come in all shapes, sizes and different areas of the world, including those that are considered toxic or poisonous.

North Carolina’s poisonous plants, which can also be called “toxic plants,” are sometimes dangerous to touch and can react with your skin as a chemical burn. Others are fine to touch (and may even be ...